Introducing: Mastering Facebook in Kindle and Paperback
February 21, 2012 – 8:53 am | Comments Off

I’m excited to announce that I’ve turned the last 2+ years of Facebook blog posts into a book focused on Facebook: exciting campaigns, product development, virality, and platform developments. There are 200+ screenshots in the …

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Twitter Search May Surprise You
October 25, 2011 – 9:02 am | Comments Off
Twitter Search May Surprise You

Notice anything about the below screenshot of a Twitter search? Only two of the tweets actually contain the search query (“Peyton Hillis”)…. but all of the returned tweets are relevant and discuss “Peyton Hillis” on …

Groupon’s IPO Slideshow
October 21, 2011 – 9:14 am | 3 Comments
Groupon’s IPO Slideshow

I encourage you to read through Groupon’s roadshow presentation that TechCrunch posted today. I find the last two slides most interesting: the future of Groupon as a product and what it means for growth trajectory. …

Facebook’s Bud Light Ad Unit: A Mini Fan Page
October 19, 2011 – 6:37 am | Comments Off
Facebook’s Bud Light Ad Unit: A Mini Fan Page

Almost exactly two years ago, Facebook introduced a series of new ad units around gifting, polling, liking, etc. Two years later, here is a view of the new Facebook Bud Light campaign – which is …

Why It’s Easier to Start Up Today… Than Ever Before.
October 12, 2011 – 10:44 am | 368 Comments
Why It’s Easier to Start Up Today… Than Ever Before.

Forbes spotlighted LegalZoom earlier in the week: “Silicon Valley Sees Gold In Internet Legal Services” (a Polaris Ventures backed company).

Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”
October 11, 2011 – 7:24 am | 4 Comments
Most Important Feature of Facebook for iPad, iPhone: “Apps”

The most important part about Facebook’s new iOS apps that they unveiled yesterday? For starters, the app actually works and I had given up using Facebook for iPhone (which failed 90+% of the time.

11 Ways to Usher the NFL, NBA, MLB into the New Web
October 6, 2011 – 6:30 am | 58 Comments
11 Ways to Usher the NFL, NBA, MLB into the New Web

I am a sports nut. That shouldn’t be news if you follow me here or on Twitter / Facebook. I also spend my professional life on the web and looking at new technologies. In part …

As the Web Gets Busier, Designs Leverage In-Line ‘Blooms’ (Facebook As Example)
October 5, 2011 – 9:33 am | 9 Comments
As the Web Gets Busier, Designs Leverage In-Line ‘Blooms’ (Facebook As Example)

If you’ve spent time with the new Facebook layout, you will notice how much the interface now leverages in-line expansions (I like to call them ‘blooms’). Blooms are when a click prompts an in-line, expanded …

Amazon Kindle Fire: $199. RIM Playbook: $299 after 40% Discount.
October 2, 2011 – 10:35 am | One Comment
Amazon Kindle Fire: $199. RIM Playbook: $299 after 40% Discount.

There are several reasons why Amazon’s new Kindle Fire – and the larger Kindle line – is disruptive (my take here).

It’s Time for a Facebook Browser, Web App.
September 30, 2011 – 7:21 am | Comments Off
It’s Time for a Facebook Browser, Web App.

More functionality & features often means more business & complexity.
And as Facebook continues to roll out features, the experience can be crowded. To Facebook’s credit, the site is remarkably clean considering the long list …

Google+ Shared Circles Causes Surge in Followers
September 27, 2011 – 4:57 pm | 341 Comments
Google+ Shared Circles Causes Surge in Followers

Yesterday Google+ created shareable, public circles. And, as power user Robert Scoble suggested, engagement and usage has surged. In less than a day, I’ve had over 1,000 people follow me. That is entirely attributable to …

Assistant at Core of iPhone 5
September 26, 2011 – 12:21 pm | 16 Comments
Assistant at Core of iPhone 5

I sometimes share an article on Facebook and Twitter … and despite not having a ton of commentary to add – think it’s worth ‘re-blogging’ (a short snipet and link back). Here is a note …

8 Quick Thoughts on Facebook’s Big Week.
September 25, 2011 – 7:37 am | 62 Comments
8 Quick Thoughts on Facebook’s Big Week.

A handful of quick, disorganized thoughts on Facebook’s announcements / releases this week:
Immersive
The activity ticker is immersive and really amplifies ‘viral’ potential. I have ‘liked’ (and listened and read and soon to be much watched, …